John Carroll Walsh

John Carroll Walsh was born on December 22, 1816, in Baltimore to John Walsh. He was named after his father's friend, Archbishop John Carroll. His father was a lumber dealer. Walsh graduated from Georgetown University and went west.[1]

Walsh returned to Baltimore in 1840 and purchased "The Mound" and two other farms on Gunpowder River. He worked as a farmer.[1]

Walsh was a Democrat. In 1864, Walsh became a member of the Democratic State Central Committee.[1] In February 1866, Walsh was a member of a convention of Maryland representatives asking the state legislature to appeal or modify voter registration laws for people with Southern sympathies.[1] Walsh served in the Maryland Senate, representing Harford County, in 1868 and again from 1874 to 1876. He served as president pro tempore of the senate in 1876.[1][2][3] He was appointed to the Governor's staff and received the title of colonel for his service.[1]

Walsh was a director of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and served as a trustee of the Maryland Agricultural College.[1] At one point, he worked with John Cox as an editor of The Aegis.[1] He also served as president of the Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Harford County.[1]

Walsh married Amanda Lee of Harford County, Maryland. His wife predeceased him. They had three children, Ralph Lee, Harold and Mary Alice.[1]

Walsh died on December 1, 1894, at his "The Mound" home near Jerusalem Mills, Maryland.[1] He was buried at Green Mount Cemetery in Baltimore.[1]